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EDITORIAL: Raves in the naves, the desecration of our medieval cathedrals
March 10, 2024
One of the most dispiriting reflections of the state of the Church of England has been the spectacle of ancient cathedrals hosting what critics call “raves in the nave” – silent discos. A recent event at Canterbury Cathedral was especially repugnant; people danced to the music of Eminem and the Spice Girls in the nave
EDITORIAL: The Church and the conflict in Gaza
March 09, 2024
Five months after the conflict in Gaza began, the undeclared war continues to exact a terrible toll on the lives and livelihoods of civilians. The 130 Israelis taken hostage during the Hamas atrocities of 7 October last year are still in captivity in unimaginable conditions. At the time of writing, the number of Palestinian civilian
Pope’s blessings for ‘same-sex couples’ definitively sink ecumenical dialogue with Copts
March 09, 2024
One of the most influential Oriental Orthodox Churches has suspended theological dialogue with the Catholic Church and reaffirmed its opposition to “all forms of homosexual relationships,” in the latest blow to a recent Vatican document which sets a way for blessing members of same-sex relationships. The declaration – “Fiducia Supplicans: On the Pastoral Meaning of
On Pilgrimage With: Guy Hayward, pilgrim and performer, author and director of the British Pilgrimage Trust
March 07, 2024
Where would you go?  The Cornish Celtic Way or the Lakeland Pilgrimage, or anywhere along the west coast of Britain that is known for its temperate rainforests. I’ve chosen these two routes specifically because they both have a good selection of youth hostels, independent hostels, camping barns, bothies and, in Cornwall’s case, what we at
St Mary’s Ascot deals with first teachers’ strike in school’s 139-year history  
March 06, 2024
Teachers at the prestigious Catholic all-girls boarding school St Mary’s Ascot are reportedly taking strike action for the first time in the school’s 139-year history. The industrial action involves teachers who are members of the National Education Union (NEU), the largest education union in Europe. The strikes concern a dispute with the school’s governors about
Provocative Catholic media network Church Militant to close following another defamation suit
March 05, 2024
The controversial and lately increasingly embattled Catholic media outlet Church Militant is shutting down in April after settling its latest defamation lawsuit with a $500,000 payment.  It follows another defamation lawsuit that Church Militant brought against traditionalist Catholic podcaster Mike Parrott, after he accused the founder of Church Militant, Michael Voris, of living a homosexual lifestyle and mismanaging money, reports Detroit Catholic. It is
France becomes first country in world to make abortion a constitutional right
March 04, 2024
France has chosen to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right, thereby becoming the only country in the world to use its most fundamental principles of national law to guarantee the right to terminate a pregnancy up to 14 weeks. Lawmakers from both houses of the French Parliament voted 780 to 72 in favour of the
A Father’s Heart: Why does the Church insist on attendance at Mass?
March 02, 2024
One of the Herald’s chaplains answers your questions: We were raised strict Catholics. I kept practising, but I know my brother, Bill, stopped when he left home. We’re both grandparents now. I was surprised to receive an email from him saying that the Church teaches it is a mortal sin to miss Mass on Sunday,
Fr Anthony Symondson SJ, 1940-2024
March 01, 2024
Fr Anthony Symondson SJ, who died on 31 January at the age of 83, was one of the 20th century’s most significant historians of ecclesiastical architecture. He became a leading commentator on modern church buildings, producing books on important architects like Ninian Comper and Stephen Dykes Bower. To this he added numerous reviews, chapters and
Demos II: Anonymous cardinal excoriates ‘vindictive’ Francis for fracturing Church
March 01, 2024
An anonymous cardinal has launched an astonishing attack on Pope Francis’s style of papacy, saying it is autocratic, vindictive and confusing and that it has left the Church “more fractured than at any time in her recent history”. The cardinal, who wishes to be unnamed in fear of reprisals, set out a blueprint for what
US President rejects Catholic teaching on IVF as bishops oppose state funding
March 01, 2024
NEW YORK – In a letter to Senators, four American Bishops’ Conference chairmen argued that there is no scenario where in vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a morally acceptable means of pregnancy. They said that legislation to establish a federal right to such procedures should not be passed because it involves the creation and destruction of
London’s Jesuit library and archives opening their doors to all on 20 March this Lent
February 29, 2024
This Lent there is a rare opportunity to access London’s Heythrop Library and the British Jesuit Archives to see all manner of relics, rare books, historical documents and photographs drawn from Catholic and Christian history, especially relating to the British Isles and to Ireland. Heythrop Library is usually only accessible to members, with non members
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